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Playoff Race Tracker: Jets hold 3rd

by
Staff Writer
/ Winnipeg Jets

Updated April 2 at 12 p.m. CT.

MONDAY'S GAMES: The Jets fell to the NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden, which kept them at a stand-still with 38 points. The good news was that Carolina fell to the Canadiens 4-1 in Montreal and remain four points behind the Jets. The NY Islanders beat the NJ Devils 3-1 to remain neck-and-neck with the NY Rangers with 37 points, hoping to squeeze above the line for the 8th and final seed in the East. The result of the day, the Jets hold on to the third spot in the Eastern Conference with the Southeast Division lead.

WHO TO WATCH ON TUESDAY:Jets at Islanders; Washington at Carolina.

Eastern Conference Snapshot:

SEED

TEAM

PTS

GP

RECORD

Games Left

Home Games

Road Games

Last 10

Projected PTS

Max PTS

JetsMagic Number*

3

38

37

18-17-2

11

7

4

4-6-0

49

60

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7

39

36

15-12-9

12

6

6

3-3-4

52

63

13.0

8

37

35

17-15-3

13

5

8

4-5-1

51

63

13.0

9

37

36

17-16-3

12

5

7

6-4-0

49

61

12.0

T-10

34

34

15-14-7

14

8

6

2-7-1

48

62

12.5

T-10

34

35

14-14-8

13

8

5

6-3-1

47

60

11.5

12

33

35

16-16-3

13

6

7

4-4-2

45

59

11.0

13

32

36

14-15-6

12

8

5

4-3-3

43

56

9.5

14

31

34

15-18-1

14

6

8

5-5-0

44

52

11.0

* - A Magic Number is the combined number of Jets wins and specified team's losses which would guarantee that Winnipeg would finish above that team in the standings.